Transgender bias at Thruway

[Butterfly]

Transgender bias at Thruway
Times Union
By  BRENDAN J. LYONS, Senior writer   
09 January, 2010


http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=886828


ALBANY -- A transgender woman who was secretly subjected to harassment, openly called "drag queen" and "freak," and later fired by the New York State Thruway Authority has been awarded more than $55,000 for her ordeal.

She is still seeking reinstatement to her job.

A judge with the state Division of Human Rights has issued an order sustaining a complaint by Mackenzie W. Valentine, 29, a former Army dispatcher and military police officer from Cohoes who was diagnosed with gender identity disorder and underwent a court-approved gender change several years ago.

[Chaunte]

With the governor's recent executive order, this should (hopefully) be resolved quickly.